Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Holiday Gift Ideas!

With
the holidays upon us, I imagine many of us are still looking for gift
inspiration to finish off their shopping list.I know for me, there will be a couple of grab bags, a few parties to
attend, co-workers, teachers, and of course, friends and family to keep in
mind.I’m always looking for fresh
ideas.I thought it’d be fun (and
useful) to come up with some suggestions that may help a reader out, and
perhaps out of a jam.

Food:

And, I don’t mean
fruitcake!LOL.It should be special.Is the person on your list a coffee or
chocolate lover, maybe tea floats their boat?Well, consider some specialty items they wouldn’t normally get for
themselves.

·Google the top ten chocolatiers in a city
near you – I bet they even ship.Think
balsamic, pecan dark chocolate, or honey, saffron different.

·Going the coffee or tea route, you can find
some interesting blends and flavors, but just remember if the person is a
Keurig owner, be sure to include K-Cup filter cup so they can appreciate the
gift.

·Did they tell you about a special treat they
encountered while traveling, something they saw on the Food Network?Cinnamon buns from Boston, Whoopie pies form PA, buckeye candy from Ohio?
Just about anything can be ordered now.

·Cookbooks – Don’t laugh, but if someone on
your list has a favorite Food Network show, the host likely has a cookbook out.I know this isn’t something I’d go buy for
myself; you may have an amateur foodie who’d love the idea.

Desk:

Whether
they work in an office, or perhaps they’re an author (eh-hem) who spends a
great deal of time at a computer?Brighten
their day by giving them something unique and distinct.

·One on my most favorite gifts I ever received
was a Gary Allan mouse pad.(I’m a huge
fan!)This gift touched me because not
only did the person “know me”, but also went the extra mile by purposely
seeking out this item and ordered it well in advance.

·Special pens, beautifully designed post it
pads, personalized notepads, or maybe a calendar.

Smartphone:

Now,
I have an iPhone (I’m very much an iGirl), so I don’t
know much about other smartphones, but I’m sure they all have accessories, too.

·There are items for golfers, runners, even a
rolling robot – fun stuff.

Homemade/Personalized items:

If
you’ve been gifted with a creative gene, put it to
good use!Or,
raid Pinterest for ideas – LOL.

·Raid a sister’s FB pics and put together a
photobook for her.Or,
a personalized photo ornament.(I’d only
do this for someone very close to me, though.)

·Homemade cookies in a jar, homemade jams, a hard plastic cup
(you know the one with the screw top lids and hard straws) filled with colorful sharpies or colorful pens (Pentel makes some fabulous ones) for
teachers... you get the idea.

·I always wish I learned how to crochet or
quilt, a couple of my other favorite gifts were homemade baby blankets, I think
a scarf would be awesome, too.

Pretty stuff:

·Speaking of scarves, they do make a nice gifts
- especially now, thanks to social media, I'd finally know
what to do with one.LOL.

·Maybe take the designer plastic cup idea and fill
it with lip gloss.

·Some women are very particular about jewelry,
but something tasteful may delight someone on your list. Perhaps an Alex and Ani bracelet.I just found and ordered a beautiful,
dandelion terrarium lariat necklace on Etsy. (Notice my logo…
it’s a dandelion – so it has meaning!)

·Window prisms - crystal, and
pretty.If you can find one with a design that makes you think of the
person, all the better.

Miscellaneous:

·Plants in a nice planter.Not seasonal – they hardly ever survive the
holidays.Or,
maybe an orchid.

·Picture frames.

·Nice throw blankets also make a cozy gift –
add a couple of mugs and hot chocolate (make it good – like Ghirardelli!)

·Wine – a GOOD wine!Though, it’s
probably a good idea if you know whether they prefer white or red.You can even throw in wine glasses, a bottle
opener (other than a standard one - most people already have at least that), a wine chiller for the table, and a stopper if you want to give a bigger gift.

·Books!!I’m not just saying this because I happen to
be a writer, if you have a reader on the list, think books.

·Gift cards – I know they
seem impersonal, they have a bad rap.But, if you know
someone who makes a daily trip to Starbucks, they’d probably love a gift card
(it gets expensive!).Or, back to books, a gift card to the bookseller of choice
goes along way.Gift cards to a nice restaurants are also great idea, because it’s a
treat.

I
hope I’ve given you some ideas.Share
a gift idea below, or enter a comment, and I'll pick a winner on Sunday to receive the choice of Long Overdue
or Her Everything!

8 comments:

Speaking of personalized gifts, one of the favorite gifts I've ever received is an iPhone case with pictures of my family on it. My daughter ordered it off the internet. She uploaded a bunch of family pictures, I'm guessing you could use book covers too if you wanted. But I love having my family pictures on my iPhone case.